How do I apply for a Non-O retirement visa if my funds are not seasoned for 2 months yet?

@John *********

Thai logic again 😅

If you worked in Thailand, you cannot retire in Thailand. You can retire in Thailand only if you worked elsewhere. If you worked in Thailand you must retire elsewhere 🤣

Same as buying a house.

@Phil ******

it was extremely easy. Did not hire an agent or attorney. I did it while being in Jomtien.

Went to bank (Bangkok Bank). Asked for info. They said:

Get the certificate of residence

From

immigration. I did.

For Bank:

400bht for atm card

5,900 1 yr accidental insurance.

Plus whatever amount you decide to put in acct. I believe min was 200bht. I put 500bht. If no activity in bank after 1 yr, you will be charged a fee.

Also, 1 or 2 photos required for bank.

Also, Driver’s License required.

Also, fill out paperwork regarding home country, residence, birth, ss# (country tax ID), address, income, education, etc. All info one should know.

I also needed to have a copy of passport (1 of entry stamp and other of front page of passport).

Needed 2 more passport pics for Immigration. Fees at immigration were very low. They have a photocopy shop across immigration (Jomtien). This process was also easy. Note, I had to have a proof of residence of place where I am staying. The landlord should provide this. All this can be done on average 2 days. I dressed appropriately while at immigration. I believe they opened at 9am. Once I submitted all the info to Immigration, they had me come back next day. I was there by 9am. They quickly attended me and gave me a number to return at 2pm. Once I returned at 2pm, I waited about 7 min and they gave me the certificate without saying a word (5 seconds). That was it.

Went to Bangkok bank and all worked out - no issues. Could deposit more money after I was done. The ATM was not taking deposits. I went somewhere else and made another deposit to confirm all was working. It did.

The PIN for ATM card they made me choose had to be 6 digits.

I may have left out something but overall it was all easy.

@Phil ******

this is what I did... looong time ago now but it worked. I went into Krungsri and explained to them Ive sold my house in my home country and Im moving to Thailand. I am going to buy a condo somewhere and I would like to open a Thai bank account today so that I can send 5 or 6 million baht for a purchase. I havent found the condo yet but I want to be ready to go once im here permanantly on my OA visa.

Ive never seen a bank worker run so fast. ( bank account was opened within 45 minutes)😊